Improvement in umbrella-supports



TATE

RICHARD J. WELLES, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLA-SUPPORTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 162,726, dated April27, 1875; application filed January 25, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD J. WELLEs, of St. Joseph, Buchanan county,Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in AdjustableUmbrella- Holders, of which the following is a specification:

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in theclaims.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the adjustable holder, showing thejoint.Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing the clamp and tightening-nut. Fig. 3is a section of Fig. 2, taken on the line '00 00 showing the serratedsection of the joint, and Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the back sideof one part of the clamp, showinga crosssection of the square portion ofthe tightening-screw, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section of Fig. 1, takenon the line y 3 Similar letters of reference indicate correspondingparts.

Arepresents the stand made of iron, or other material, which is attachedto the seat (it may be attached to a fixture near the seat) by means ofthe screw and nut B, which screw passes through the seat, the nut beingon the under side. The stand may be curved in any manner to adapt it tothe use intended. At the upper endof the stand is a socket, O, whichreceives a head, D. E' is a shoulder on the socket. Above the shoulderthe outer surface of the socket is serrated, and the head D has anannular groove, F, which fits onto the serrated portion of the socket,as seen in Fig. 5. The head is made in two parts, the part G of which isserrated, and is made to engage with the socket by screwing up the nut Hof the tightening-screw I. J and K form the clamp Y which clasps andholds the handle of the umbrella. The outer clamping-jaw K is rigidlyattached to the end of the screw I by means of a projection on one side.The jaw J slides on a square portion, L, of the screw I, and its innerside is concave, and serrated to fit the convex and serrated end M ofthe head D. The

tightening-screw I passes horizontally through the head, and on itsouter end is the clampingnut H. 0 represents the staff of the umbrella,which is clamped and firmly held between the jaws J K. It will be seenthat by lowering the tighteningnut the head D will be loosened, and maybe turned in any direction, and that the staffof the umbrella will bereleased. The clamp formed by the jaws J K is held by the conicalserrati'on M, and the square portion of the screw is prevented fromturning thereby. The adjustment of the umbrella is governed by the nutH.

By this invention any buggy or open vehicle may be provided with ashelter for screening the occupants of the seat at slight expense, andone which can be entirely removed at pleasure.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The annular and serrated socket O, and

RICHARD J. WELLES.

W'itnesses:

DAVID FINGER, R. P. RICHARDSON.

